Rabia Bala Hatun
Râbi'a Bâlâ Hâtun (Ottoman Turkish: رابعه بالا خاتون; died January 1327 birth name Rabia) was the second wife of Osman I.[2][3] She was the daughter Sheikh Edebali and the mother of Alaeddin Pasha Her identity is frequently confused with the mother of Orhan Bey, Malhun Hatun.[4]
| Râbia Bâlâ Hâtun | |
|---|---|
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| Born | c.1257 Turkey |
| Died | January 1324 Söğüt, Turkey |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Osman I |
| Issue | Alâeddîn Paşa |
| Father | Sheikh Edebali[1] |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |

Names
Edebali's daughter is called by different names in the sources, Rabia and Bala, suggesting that these may have been the names of other wives. Sheikh Edebali's daughter is referred to as "Rabia" in the history of Uric, and as "Malhun" in those of Aşıkpaşazade and Neşri. The latter tradition has proved dominant, and Orhan's mother Malhun Hatun, the daughter of Ömer Abdülaziz Bey, is commonly thought to be Sheikh Edebali's daughter. The 1324 investiture deed for a dervish monastery built by Sultan Orhan s
Marriage to Osman
The marriage of Osman and Rabia Bala Hatun occurred in 1289. .
Death and burial
She died in 1324. Although she preceded her husband, Osman, she was buried with her father in Bilecik.
In popular culture
In the 2019 Turkish historical fiction TV series Kuruluş: Osman, Bala Hatun is portrayed by Turkish actress Özge Törer.[5][6][7]
See also
Further reading
- Peirce, Leslie P., The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire, Oxford University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-19-508677-5 (paperback).
- Bahadıroğlu, Yavuz, "Resimli Osmanlı Tarihi, Nesil Yayınları" (Ottoman History with Illustrations, Nesil Publications), 15th Ed., 2009, ISBN 978-975-269-299-2 (Hardcover).
References
- Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu mülkün kadın sultanları: Vâlide sultanlar, hâtunlar, hasekiler, kadınefendiler, sultanefendiler. Oğlak Publications. p. 34. ISBN 978-9-753-29623-6..
- Singh, Penelope. "Legendary Facts About Osman I, Father of the Ottoman Empire". factinate.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- Akram, Uzair. "Real History of Bala Hatun in Kurulus Osman Season". historicales.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- Ahmed Akgündüz, Said Öztürk (2011). Ottoman History: Misperceptions and Truths. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-9-090-26108-9.
- "Özge Törer kimdir, kaç yaşında? Kuruluş Osman dizisinin Bala Hatun'u…".
- "Bala Hatun kimdir? Kuruluş Osman Bala Hatun'u kim oynuyor, Özge Törer nereli, kaç yaşında?". Milliyet.
- "Kuruluş Osman Bala Hatun kimdir, gerçek adı ne? Özge Törer hangi dizilerde oynadı?". CNN Türk.

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